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Kakado_To_Save- Thank you, I hope you enjoy this one as much as the last one. Nathanthemayor- Well it was going to be, until I started work on this. Sorry the teaser last time was sort of misleading, the suburbs around the mall are not quite polished enough to be shown off. Anyway, I have been looking at a section of RHW that has been overcrowded for some time now. So I would like to show the work I've done on it. I decided to take the simplest way to improve the highway since the highway is squeezed into a tight area. In fact I had to move the country club across the city to a new suburb. The easiest thing to do was to add another lane or two, so I added a third lane in each direction. The transition from two to three lanes I was able to cram in some exits however they are not as nice as the original two lane ones, most ussually only have either one offramp for one direction and an onramp for the other. An example of the crazy exits Now for some before and after shots: Here is the exit for Waterford Rd. before: and now the same exit after: I was glad to redo this exit because the original road was way over capacity, and this gave me a chance to make into avenue. however to redo it I did have to move the country club. And finally I found a clever way (if I say so myself) to get rid of the third lane, and add an exit where one never exisited previously. The new exit, and end of the third lane I think I'm going to continue the third lane past its current end because of the two lanes getting crowded further on. Other than that I have been seeing good results and traffic on the highway is moving fine. Although I might try to improve the exits a little more, any suggestions or critques would help.

Those are some great suburbs. I like how you made that little business park, it actually reminds me of one around Westport Plaza here in St. Louis. The area around the mall is also quite realistic with the resturants and other retail spread out around the mall. Great work.

b22rian- Thank you, I'm glad you like them, however I don't think they are good enough to envy until I work on them more. Yesterday I was working on Renior, and I moved past an area in the city I haven't worked on in a while and noticed a very bad scene, a lot of abandonment, and buildings showing the no jobs symbol. I knew a lot of work needed to be done, so I set out to work on it. (Note for those of you who like realism, you will see zoning/ no job symbols.) Here is what the area looked like before I worked on it: Lots of abandonment Many buildings not yet abandoned were being shown as having no jobs First I dezoned the area and removed most of the roads and metro lines running through the area. I'm very glad I did so because the infrastructure was terrible, which I think is mostly responsible for the problems in the area. The area without most roads and elevated rail lines After rebuilding the road network and making some improvements to the new one, I then zoned the area, and added more blocks of comercial and high tech industrial areas. The area after being zoned and the new road network I'm proud to say that after doing all of this the area is looking much better showing no signs of having no jobs, or abandonment, and I'm happy to say that I was able to fix some RHW errors with this project. The area being rebuilt with new high rise condos and apartments Now I will leave you with a teaser for the update I was working on before doing all of this:

Great update, Nyhaven's CBD looks great. One thing I love about your cities is you can always spot some maxis content in your pictures along with all your custom content.

darn I didn't even make the +10 maybe my updates just are not good anymore?

Thanks everyone for the comments. Today we're getting away from baseball, and we are going to take a look around the town of Siles Mountain. Located just to the west of Renior, Siles Mountain has slowly been changing into a more urban environment, and in 2009 the town passed a new zoning law to allow developers to start building skyscrapers for residential areas east of the Renior beltway. A picture of the residential apartments around Dearborn University. The city is also home to Dearborn University. The university was founded by General George Siles in 1874, since then the school has been a leader in their medical, business, and criminal justice schools. The school built the General George Centre in 2006 which has served as the home for the school's ice hockey, basketball, and figure skating programs. The school is surround by tall apartments because of location east of the beltway. A typical residential neighborhood Many typical suburban neighborhoods can still be found west of the beltway, but are slowly being re-zoned to allow taller residential buildings. Driving the growth of new urban residential is the industrial core. Siles Mountain is known for having a large high tech industrial area, in fact it is one of the largest in the metro area. These high tech industrial jobs are growing and many new residents are moving in from all over the Quad Cities and other cities from around the world. High tech industries and warehouses make Siles Mountain an industrial leader Siles Mountain is also home to the Siles Mountain Sting, who play in the Intercity League. The Sting have been a great entertainment source during the summer for residents who usually don't want to battle the traffic to get to Beavers or Green Sox games. The Sting play at Miner Memorial Field which is dedicated to all Miner Family who contributed a large amount of money toward the construction of the stadium. Miner Memorial Filed is home to the Siles Mountain Sting And finally a shot of city hall and the police station.

great work on the region! Its looking great, and 4.5 million residents is an amazing accomplishment.

Where did you get that station in the second picture? Also it looks a bit dirtier than some of your last updates.

I loved AOE 2 and AOE 3 is great to. I haven't played in a while though.

DCMetro34- Thank you, no these stadiums are made by scba and can be found on the STEX. Also the stadium was built with both the school and the Bears in mind so it not much of profit will be made for Kennedy Richards, because it isn't thier stadium. Well everyone I have exams coming up this week so I don't have time to make a full in depth update, so we will preview some more ILB matchups. Today the ILB is in full swing with only two teams not playing today. We are going to take a look at two of these games. But for now lets focus on the Carson City K9s visiting the Renior Riverhawks. All 15,000 seats at Renior Riverside Park will be filled for the Riverhawks home opener. The Riverhawks came out strong this season taking two of three games in thier series with Port Charlotte this week, and hope to have another great series at home. The Riverhawks currently have the biggest win this season in the league, after defeating teh Jays 5-1 on Thursday night. And Carson City is playing thier first game of the season this year, and hope to make thier mark in the league. Last year first basemen Jimmy Talaevet was named league MVP. The K9s also are trying to avoid the bad start they had last year when they went 6-14 at the begining of the seasin last year. The Siles Mountain Sting and the Apple Grove Apple Sox will square off at Betty Saxton Stadium in Apple Grove today. The Apple Sox enter a new era in thier history after the new owners changed the team name from the A's to the Apple Sox. Apple Grove has started out a little rocky with a 1-3 record and thier catcher going down with a leg injury, but they are looking to turn it around against their West Division rivals. Siles Mountain comes into this series after sweeping thier series with Waupaum. The Sting signed free agent Devon Kilger over the offseason and he has proved to be a success hitting a grand slam last night and a home run on Thursday. stay tuned for more updates, I promise I'll get one out after exams

hmmm #10 for two weeks straight. I'm clinging on to the top ten

DcMetro34- Thank you, I like most sports so I do try to include updates on local teams, and in this case a local league. I'm glad you enjoy them, most people only like seeing in game pics in updates. b22rian- Yes, I still use the maxis highways, but mostly in the dense urban areas, I do use RHW in the rural areas. In fact I'll be getting an update about my newest RHW project out soon. Aaron Graham- Thank you, my advise to you is just sit down one day at your computer and just build. Hello everyone, today we will continue with the ILB. Over the course of the Intercity League season, I'll be giving you scores standings and updates on each team. Today we take a look at the Intercity League Opening Day games. Later today four teams will be squaring off against each other, we will take a look at where they will be playing. First up we have the Kane River Cougars visiting the Blue Mountain Bears. The Bears are new to the league this year and are looking to start out on the right foot, The new High Hills Ballpark which has a seating capacity of 15,000, plenty of parking and can be used for both football and baseball, will be thier home. High Hills Ballpark will also be the home stadium for the Kennedy Richards High School football team in the winter. Kane River is looking to revenge last year's championship series loss, and get back into the ILB Championship. The St. Frederic Foreurs will be visiting the Bel-Guarde Batters today. The game will take place at Industrial Park which seats 8,250 people. The Batters have made some changes over the offseason, after firing thier GM, they signed former Beavers player Barry Didicker as a free agent, Didicker drove in 13 home runs in 2009 before being injured. The Batters expect to be a fierce competitor also making some trades over the offseason. And St. Frederic marks thier tenth season in league with their game tonight, and hopes to carry their anniverssary season to the league championship. With great pitching the Foreurs have allowed the fewest runs in the entire league for the past two years. stay tuned for more updates.

well I see I made the top ten this week

The university looks great I assume that stadium is one of scba's right? edit: my 1,000th post!!

hmmm that doesn't look so crumby

Reaper88- Thank you, I will keep posting little things about the project as I complete new highways. nathanthemayor- Thank you, some highways were not planned, which is the goal of the project, to connect all highways to each other for a better infrastructure. Hello everyone, I've been playing MLB the Show today, when I realised I hadn't put out an update in a while. So I decided I would show and tell you all about the local baseball around the Quad Cities. Besides having two SLB teams and one SLB AAA team, in the region; the Quad Cities is also home to many local low level teams that make up what is known as Intercity League Baseball. This local league is very popular and many fans come out to the various ballparks around the region to watch local players, and possibly future Green Sox, and Beavers stars play. The league is an independent league with no affiliations to the SLB. The Intercity League teams are usually in the A-level range skill wise. Stadiums are usually small, seating about 10,000 to 15,000 people. Below are the teams and a little about them: Team Logos From Left to right: St Frédéric Foreurs, New Chatham Crosscutters, Carson City K9s, Bel-Guarde Batters, White Water Whirl, Apple Grove Apple Sox, Waupaum Rattlers, Renior Riverhawks, Blue Mountain Bears, Siles Mountain Sting, Port Charlotte Jays, and the Kane River Cougars. The Renior Riverhawks came into the league last year, and had immediate success. They had a record of 43-37 at the end of season and were the league leaders in home runs with 48. Two Riverhawks players found thier way to SLB AAA rosters, after being scouted by SLB scouts in town for a Green Sox game. The Riverhawks also got publicity at an international level when thier stadium was listed as one of the top ten stadiums in North America. The other storied franchise in the league are the Crosscutters. Many thought they would be moved to the SLB having been in thee ILB for 30 years now, but the move was never made after owner and manager Terry Edwards died of a brain hemorage in 2009. The Beavers jumped at the opportuninty to go to the SLB, leaving the Crosscutters in the dust. Without an owner, and a new SLB franchise just a couple blocks away the Crosscutters faced the possibility of folding. The franchise was saved when a local businessman bought the team last year and renovated the stadium. The Crosscutters continue to draw 12,000 fans into the New Chatham City Park. more soon please comment

great work, on the downtown area

nathanthemayor- haha don't worry, only some of the smaller rivers and streams are flooding. DCMetro34- Thank you, I've been trying to show more custom content lately. Unfortunately there isn't much in this update. Samerton- Thank you, I'm glad you like it. A couple updates ago I showed you a teaser for the Quad Cities Highway Project. The project is now moving along and making great progress. I've decided to show you an update on one of the new highways being built in Renior. But first a map for the Quad Cities Highway Project. Quad Cities Highway Project map The map shows all existing highways, and tollways, as well as all the planned extensions and new highways and tollways. A key has been provided for you. Today we will be looking at the extension of the Downtown Tollway in Renior. Previous end of the tollway Before the extension, the tollway dumped all its traffic out at Park Blvd. which caused major traffic problems during rush hour. Also the intersection was very dangerous for pedestrians from River Park. Before the extension only one highway passed through downtown Renior, and with the new extension Traffic is already alleviated from I-256. However, some problems had to be taken care of before building the extension. First the highway would have to cut through River Park, and Downtown awaited on the other side of the river. Downtown Renior The park issue was cleared and construction began. A new interchange with Park Blvd was built a couple months after, and the extension was joined up with I 256 downtown. Interchange between Ste. Micheal Tollway and I-256 Many residents were worried the alignment of the extension would mean bulldozing the Centre des Sciences Renior(Renior Science Center). But the highway just missed, literally. The overview of the region on page 1 has also been updated. please comment

This is an older picture of my region, it is closer to 2 million people now.

b22rian- Thank you. I had help in figuring out the ATOM Green. woodb3kmaster- Thank you, I was really inspired when you showed your Midtown area, so I created the Nyhaven District. Also the Nyhaven Woods suburb is also named after Nyhaven. Lafluer's is the French Quarter Bar which can be found here. And the last picture has been fixed. Here is a news article for all of you to read.

Another great update. Again the ethnic neighborhoods are great, with thier own unique buildings.

DCMetro34-Thank you, I try to make the news articles as realistic as possible. Also the baseball stadium is on the STEX if you want it. nathanthemayor-Thank you, like I told DCMetro I strive for realism. Tropic Storm-Thank you, making a plausible and realistic article is the key. Today we will take another look at the NYhaven District that we visited earlier in the CJ. So for those who need a refresher, or who have never seen the Nyhaven District before here is a quick overview. The Nyhaven District is one of the metro areas greatest entertainment areas. With many theatres, shops, resturants, and nightclubs, the Nyhaven District caters to everyone. The area was inspired by the MIdtown area of woodb3kmaster's Nyhaven CJ Link to CJ. When we last saw the Nyhaven District, it was very new with just a few theatres, and some resturants, the Chinatown area was also very small. Now the Nyhaven District has over 20 theatres including: The Rembrandt, Deadwood, Imperial, New Chatham Theatre and Opera House, that we have all seen. And over 30 nightclubs three of which we will see in this update. First we'll take a look at the Rembrandt Theatre. The Rembrandt Theatre designed to look like an old english theatre The Rembrandt with classic old English facade hosts a bounty of plays, including ones by Shakespeare. The Theatre is tucked in between the overpasses that go over Highway 204 which has just been extended to connect with the Hampton Bridge. The theatre is fairly new since it was built in late August 2010. It will be showing Death of A Salesman this summer. Now we will take a look at the clubs and one of the best resturants in the Nyhaven District. picture of ATOM Green otherwise known as the Temple Club With the completion of the ATOM Green the city government has prohibited the construction of nightclubs in the Nyhaven District. The ATOM Green is the newest of the 30 nightclubs in the district. Despite being new, the club has made a name for itself with hundreds of people filling the club's capacity of 300 every night. Next up is Club ATOM Blue, this club is owned and operated by the ATOM company that runs the ATOM Green a few blocks away, and the same company that owns the original Club ATOM Blue in Nyhaven's midtown. The club is actually among the tallest buildings in New Chatham, and looks amazing at night with the whole tower lit up with blue neon lights. Unfortunately the city government would not allow pictures to be taken of any of the clubs at night. Picture of Lafluer's Lafluer's is a small club owned and operated by a company based in New Orleans, hence the design and french name of the club. This is a family friendly club that is open 24/7 in the day Lafluer's is a regular french bistro, but after 9:00pm the bistro starts to come alive with dancing, some "specialty" drinks, and live performances. Lafluer's daytime menu features Montreal style hot dogs, and some great alligator meat dishes, along with tasty cajun cooking. Before wrapping up this update I thought I would show one of the most popular resturants in the Nyhaven District. Located over by the New Chatham Zoo is Rainforest Cafe New Chatham. This new resturant will take you on an dining experience you will never forget. No matter your age the amazing resturant will amaze you with the unique atmosphere and food. Comments and criticism is welcome.

Number 8, I honestly didn't expect to be in the Top Ten. Thank you

great work on those parks. I love that hilton inn and campground.